XXXTENTACION

WingRiddenAngel

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[Intro: Nicole Dollanganger]
I shot an angel with my father's rifle
I should've set it free but I...
I shot an angel with my father's rifle
I should've set it free but I...

[Verse 1: XXXTENTACION]
Hush little angel, don't say a word
Bottle full of pills, passed out on the curb
Sun brings heat and it just won't snow
Noose like a necklace on my neck, won't go
I was too slow 'cause I won't understand
Blade for your cries, count a penny for my sins
Wifis off and the lake don't stream
Wrist down the river, not across, wanna bleed

[Hook: XXXTENTACION]
Grow your wings, fly away, fly away, fly away
You don't wanna stay, wanna stay, wanna stay
Grow your wings, fly away, fly away, fly away
You don't wanna stay, wanna stay, wanna stay

[Verse 2: XXXTENTACION]
Wake up to your face
I'm straight forward, fuck a pace
What I want just so happened to be you
Couldn't picture being a moment in your shoes
When I think back to the kidney failures
Broken promise I failed
I won't deny it I held the ground you walk on
Heart stops, you walk away
You're good today
You're gone tomorrow
I carry my heart on my face, I'm so depressed
But good at sex
I pray that you would love me less
And now it's here, hand on my chest

Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

Writer

Jahseh Onfroy

Duration

2:47

Submitted by

mellow_harsher On Aug 25, 2017

Skin

Sad!

Everybody Dies in Their Nightmares

Before I Close My Eyes

Hope

[Intro: Nicole Dollanganger]
I shot an angel with my father's rifle
I should've set it free but I...
I shot an angel with my father's rifle
I should've set it free but I...

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2017-08-25 14:46:06

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by mike MOD

1y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_vByxlriqA

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by seethersremedy

1d ago

i really relate to the "i shot an angel with my fathers rifle, i shouldve set it free but i-" part of this song because i feel like with my previous relationship i dated an angelic man and i broke his heart, part of the reason why i couldnt communicate well was because of my issues with my father. i hurt an angel because the issues my father left me to deal with. eventually he didnt want to stay, he grew his wings and flew away. more reasons why i relate to this song are because of the suicidal parts. such as "hush little angel dont say a word, bottle full of pills, passed out on the curb" using the hush part to hide my pain from other people and constantly thinking about a death like this. "noose like a necklace on my neck, wont go" i deal with suicidal thoughts on a daily, this is what it feels like, always having a hold on my throat and not letting me say anything. "wrist down the river, not across, wanna bleed" i frequently think about cutting my arms down the long way to die.

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Sadness

Heartbreak

Father Issues

Suicide

Pain

Loss

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by thalloutboy

1y ago

I don't know but I always thought he was saying girl You always fly away, not grow your wings fly away

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by mike MOD 1y ago

@thalloutboy Ha yeah, I can see why you thought that

by thalloutboy 1y ago

@thalloutboy I also always thought he was saying "I'm so depressed, what good is sex". Not "I'm so depressed,but good sex"

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